3 Earthquakes and Seismology

What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of rock

• Gravity

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Transform, Convergent, Divergent
• Apart, Together, Slide
• Slide, Pull away, Push together

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tectonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the fastest moving type of seismic wave?

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Surface waves

• All seismic waves travel at the same speed

What seismic feature is located on the Earth's surface?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Seismograph Station

• The earthquake itself

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

• Body Waves

• P Waves

• S Waves

• Surface Waves

Which wave has the highest amplitude on a seismograph AND does the most structural damage?

• P Wave

• S Wave

• Surface Wave

Which city is closest to the epicenter?  

• A
• B
• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?  

• New York, NY
• Nome, Alaska
• Guadalajara, Mexico

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is NOT True about the triangulation (compass arc drawings) in the picture?

• Station 3 is closest to the epicenter

• The epicenter is where all three circles intersect.

• The Earthquake was the same Magnitude at all stations

• Station 2 is the furthest from the epicenter